The National Museum of Health and Medicine, primary named Armed Medicine Museum, is subordinated to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and is one of the few museums in the United States that collects archives and displays human remains. The museum was founded in 1862 to document the effects of war wounds and disease on the human body, the museum has a long history of collecting and preserving human remains from military and civilian sources. This collection provides a rich source of data for researchers in forensic medicine, anthropology, pathology and military medicine. The specimens comprising the anatomical collections are available for research, exhibition, and other educational purposes. The collections have attracted hundreds of domestic and foreign researchers.